Thread: Denver Meet Jan 14 2017

It is good to see that the group is doing well. You guys are lucky to have Victor.

What a great meet and great bunch of guys. I learned so much today. Fantastic time for me.


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What a great time with great guys. The best learning environment possible. I have lots of work to do and look forward to the next Meet Up. Thanks so much to everyone.

Originally Posted by neehooya

Should have mentioned it... I would have never paid that much!

Just kidding. Im glad i brought my soaps as it seems others enjoyed the different scents. A friendly bunch of guys and all turned out well. I was there till 6:45 so it was a long time but was fun. Good luck all with smooth shaves and sharp razors.

I just shaved with my PRC razor which received Honemeister Victor's attention. The resulting shave was superb.

It feels great to be using the straight again, for the past six months or so I had fallen into a lazy pattern of minimal DE shaving. With what I learned about honing I hope to be able to keep my straights in running condition.

Thanks again guys!

I just shaved with the Wester Bros. that I took from bevel set to finish yesterday at the meet. It started off to be a shave test, but it was really nice so I finished up with a 2-pass great shave. This was my first razor taken from e-Bay special to shave ready without anyone else touching it to a stone. What a feeling. Thanks Victor and everybody else for all of the thumbnail tests while I was working on the bevel. You all got ample opportunity to feel what it's like when the bevel ISN'T there yet. Cheers to you all.

I used the razor that Victor honed for me this morning. Got a great 2 pass shave from it. No issues at all. I will admit that it felt different from what I normally use. Even my shave ready razors feel different. I'm thinking it might have something to do with the stones he used. I hear that different steel works better with different hones. Not that that is my point. It was shave ready, cut smoothly and no irritation. What else can you ask for!

Now if the two I did last night will treat me as well. Only time will tell. Time to grow whiskers that is. ha.

Originally Posted by neehooya

Thank you Victor for organizing, it was a great to
see everyone.
It was fantastic to meet you all and meet new people.
Vic - much appreciate your help and guidance on teaching me how to hone.
I had a blast gents, see you soon!
Cheers!

A few pictures to boot:
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Any chance of having some names put to those mugs??

This morning I honed my Wade & Butcher antique store find using the techniques Victor showed us. I used lapping film as I do not own a full range of stones. After spending about an hour setting the bevel on 18 um film I progressed down to 0.5 um. I found that using my 30x "pocket microscope" was key in seeing what was going on. This was my first attempt at honing a smiling blade and I am very happy with the results.

Very Nice Accomplishment, Looks Good,,, Ty